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LICK-WILMERDING  -  LUX 
STUDENT       BODIES 


L-W-L  LIFE 


SAN  FRANCISCO,  CAL.,  MARCH,  1918. 


VOL.  III.  NO.  3 


CONTENTS 

Page 
LITERARY : 

The    Business    Career    of    Josephus    Aloysius 

Jones             -                 -                 -  -       2 

A  Tale  of  Woe             ...  5 

Pratt  and  Cook  Go  Camping              -  -6 

A  Sonnet  on  the  Poet                 -                 -  7 

Put  Him  Out       -                -                 -  -7 

EDITORIALS      -                 -                 -                 -  9 

SCHOOL  NOTES       -                -                -  -     11 

EXCHANGES                      ...  22 

ATHLETICS               -                 -                 -  -     24 

JOKES                   -                -                 -                 -  30 

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Tke  Business  Career  of  Josephus  Aloysius 

Jones 

JOSEPHUS  Aloyshis  Jones  was  a  business  man.  It  is  true  that  he  was 
entirely  new  and  unaccustomed  to  this  new  state  in  which  he  found 
himself,  and  was  not  quite  sure  as  to  the  proper  manner  in  which  to 
conduct  himself  in  order  that  his  associates  might  know  from  his  changed 
demeanor  that  he  was  no  longer  a  mere  school  boy.  Since  his  associated 
consisted  of  his  classmates  one  can  readily  understand  the  absolute  necessity 
of  Josephus  Aloysius  proceeding  as  he  did.  All  the  business  men  that  he 
knew  were  called  by  their  surnames,  except,  by  their  wives,  and  since 
Josephus  had  no  such  attachment,  he  felt  that  anyone,  except  his  parents, 
who  called  him  Joe,  were  infringing  upon  his  dignity.  Josephus  could  not 
quite  make  up  his  mind  to  insist,  upon  his  classmates,  or  associates  as  he  now 
chose  to  call  them,  calling  him  Mr.  Jones.  He  had  a  vague  idea  of  the  conse- 
quences that  would  follow  should  a  Junior  demand  to  be  labeled  "Mister!''' 
Also  Jones  sounded  rather  plebian.  There  were  so  many  Mister  Jones'  that 
this  particular  Jones  decided  to  sign  all  his  cheques  Josephus  Aloysius 
Jones  because — well,  to  be  frank,  he  hoped  that  the  high-sounding  effect 
of  the  first  two  names  would  partially  cover  the  uninspiring  name  of  Jones. 

Josephus  Aloysius  had  a  very  strong  desire  to  see  how  his  name  looked 
at  the  bottom  of  a  cheque,  but  he  was  forced  to  forego  this  pleasure  because 
at  present  he  had  no  funds  in  the  bank  and  his  pocket-book  was  in  a  state 
of  financial  embarrassment  due  to  the  fact  that  it  had  been  drained  to  the 
very  dregs  in  order  to  make  the  investment  whereby  he  had  become  a  busi- 
ness man. 

A  business  man  is  one  who  "invests  money  in  order  to  make  money," 
and,  according  to  "Webster,  at  least  Josephus  knew  that  he  was  a  business 
man.  To  the  rest  of  the  world  he  would  have  to  prove  this  fact.  The  rest  .of 
the  world  included  a  couple  of  skeptical  parents,  who  while  they  had  to  agree 
with  the  dictionary,  felt  it  their  parental  duty  to  impress  upon  their  off- 
spring that  there  were  two  kinds  of  business  men. 

Josephus  Aloysius 's  investment  consisted  of  buying  one  "Effervesence" 
motorcycle  in  the  hope  that,  with  experience  gained  from  about  six  weeks 
of  "auto  shop,"  he  could  put  it  in  first  class  shape  and  sell  it  at  a  profit  of 
one  hundred  per  cent  or  so.  This  would  be  good  business,  provided  he  got 
his  price,  and  he  would  then  have  proved  that  he  was  a  good  business  man. 
One  thing  he  forgot.  He  should  have  consulted  Mr.  Fjgerder,  his  instruc- 
tor, who  could  have  told  him  what  his  chances  of  fixing  any  machine  would 
be.     Likewise  that  there  are  some  machines  that  never  can  be  fixed. 


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To  Josephus  the  investment  looked  like  a  good  machine  and  it  seemed 
to  run  pretty  well,  except  that  now  and  then  it  hesitated,  as  if  a  rest  would 
be  good  for  its  health.  This,  the  seller  of  the  machine  told  him,  could  b'e 
remedied  by  adjusting  the  spark  plugs  and  seeing  that  the  intake  valves 
did  not  get  too  close  to  the  muffler.  Josephus  was  not  sure  which  was 
which,  but  he  was  sure  that  it  would  be  a  poor  business  policy  to  display 
ignorance,  so  to  cover  this  ignorance  he  bought  the  machine.  Likewise  he 
purchased  a  lot  of  trouble,,  just  how  much,  he  was  to  learn  later. 

The  chain  had  a  bad  habit  of  breaking,  and  on  such  occasions  the  brake 
generally  refused  to  work  and  he  was  forced  to  walk  back  a  couple  of  blocks 
looking  for  it.  These  were  mere  minor  ailments,  since  a  new  braking  lining 
as  well  as  a  new  chain  would  remedy  these  faults.  A  new  engine  would 
have  helped  a  lot  also,  but  this  would  not  have  been  good  business.  Jose- 
phus finally  managed  to  get  the  motorcycle  over  to  the  shop,  after  pushing 
it  about  one-third  of  the  way  and,  after  spending  fifteen  minutes  rubbing 
off  the  oil  and  mud,  the  machine  was  ready  for  inspection.  The  failure  of 
the  class  to  gather  around  the  machine  in  an  admiring  circle  surprised  him 
although  it  did  not  disturb  him. 

To  the  unsuspecting,  "Effervesence"  looked  like  any  other  motor- 
cycle ;  it  had  two  wheels,  an  engine,  a  gasoline  tank  and  all  the  other 
fittings.  It  was  like  an  apple,  you  cannot  tell  about  the  core  until  you  have 
bitten  and  then  it  is  too  late. 

When  Josephus  asked  Mr.  Fjgerder  for  permission  to  overhaul  his 
motorcycle  that  gentleman  smiled  and  granted  the  desired  permission,  with 
the  proviso  that  the  parts  left  over  be  turned  over  to  the  Red  Cross.  Some 
of  the  fellows  laughed,  but  Josephus  failed  to  see  any  joke  and  went  to 
work  on  his  investment.  He  wasn't  certain  just  where  the  proper  place 
to  begin  was  at.  One  of  his  associates  advised  him  to  put  moth  balls  in  his 
gasoline  because  the  ether  in  them  would  give  his  engine  more  power.  As 
Josephus  did  not  believe  in  false  stimulants  he  failed  to  follow  this  sage 
advice.  He  found  a  bunch  of  loose  nuts  which  he  tightened  up  and  was  tihen 
at  his  wits'  end  to  find  something  more  to  do.  The  machine  looked  like 
everything  was  all  right.  One  of  the  fellows  asked  him  if  it  would  run. 
Would  it  run?  He  would  show  them.  Josephus  then  proceeded  to  pedal 
the  machine  over  and,  after  about  ten  minutes  of  hard  work,  during  which 
he  had  worked  himself  into  a  super-heated  condition  of  body  as  well  as 
mind,  he  found  that  he  had  forgotten  to  turn  on  the  ' '  gas. ' '  After  flooding  his 
carburetor,  he  succeeded  in  getting  it  going,  although  it  continued  to  live 
up  to  its  name  by  spitting  and  sputtering  occasionally,  and  then  suddenly 
stopped.  Some  one  suggested  that  he  take  it  out  and  test  it  and  this  seemed 
reasonable,  as  all  mechanics  test  their  machines.  How  else  can  they  find  ouit 
what  is  wrong.  Josephus  would  have  had  a  harder  time  finding  out  what 
was  right,  but  he  started  the  machine  and  rode  off.  While  riding  down  hill 
the  engine  ran  fine,  but  on  the  level  he  noticed  that  the  machine  acted 
funny.  First  it  would  "shoot"  on  one  cylinder  and  then  on  the  other,  as 
if  it  had  two  cylinders  in  order  that  one  might  recuperate  while  the  other 
worked.  This  arrangement  was  rather  unsatisfactory,  so  Josephus  was 
forced  to  stop  and  clean  his  spark  plugs.  The  machine  now  ran  a  liftle 
better  and  so  Josephus  gained  confidence.     He  would  see  how  fast  it  could 


THE     L.  W.  L.     LIFE 

go.  Accordingly  "he  opened  her  up"  and  the  machine  started  away  like  a 
fire  engine  for  about  a  block  and  then  stopped.  The  cause  of  this  delay 
could  not  be  figured  out,  and  so  he  was  obliged  to  shove  the  machine  eight 
blocks  back.  When  he  again  got  into  the  shop  Mr.  Fjgerder  advised  him  to 
use  a  little  oil  in  the  motor  and  see  if  lubrication  helped  any. 

Josephus  decided  to  adjust  his  clutch,  but  because  he  was  not  sure 
where  to  begin  he  compromised  by  cleaning  the  engine  again.  This  made  it 
look  all  right.  i 

Next  day  he  had  one  of  the  students  come  and  look  it  over.  Josephus 
thought  him  a  prospective  customer  and  accordingly  offered  a  demonstration. 
The  demonstration  consisted  of  riding  wildly  around  the  block,  the  machine 
running  first  on  one  cylinder  and  then  on  the  other.  This  caused  the,  motor 
cycle  to  rock  like  a  house-boat  in  a  typhoon  and  finally  the  prospect  slid  off 
over  the  hind  mud  guard,  and  as  a  business  man  Josephus  Aloysius  decided 
that  he  had  better  not  go  back  after  him.  Instead  he  returned  to  the  shop 
and  decided  to  adjust  the  carburetor,  but  took  off  and  cleaned  one  of  the 
muffler  pipes  instead.    Now  he  was  ready  for  another  prospect. 

At  the  end  of  the  week,  he  staged  his  second  demonstration.  He  was 
sure  the  machine  would  run  perfectly  because  he  had  adjusted  the  magneto 
(by  carefully  cleaning  it)  and  changed  the  spark  plugs.  Ail  went  well  unti}l 
he  stopped  the  engine,  and  he  found  the  machine  leaking  oil  all  over  the 
street.  When  he  again  started  the  motor  a  cloud  of  blue  smoke  arose  around 
him  and  finally  the  oil  caught  fire  from  the  muffler  box  and  he  ruined  a  per- 
fectly good  hat  putting  it  out.  Again  he  was  forced  to  push  the  machine 
back  to  the  shop,  because  a  business  man  does  not  usually  return  in  a  flamjng 
chariot.  When  he  arrived  the  prospect  was  gone  and  Josephus 's  selling  price 
dropped  a  few  more  points. 

He  fixed  his  leaky  oil  tank  and,  in  order  to  prevent  the  clutch  from 
slipping,  he  filled  it  with  heavy  grease  and,  after  cleaning  the  machine 
(which  made  it  look  all  right),  he  started  about  for  another  unsuspecting 
prospect.  It  took  two  weeks  to  land  one,  and  Josephus  handled  him  with 
care.  Josephus  was  careful  not  to  promise  too  much  and  tried  to  demon- 
strate the  good  qualities  of  "  Eff ervesen'ce "  while  the  motor  was  running  on 
the  stand,  but  the  customer  was  from  Missouri  and  so  Josephus  made  a  fine 
start,  down  hill.  All  went  well  until,  they  came  to  a  slight  grade,  whereupon 
the  engine  continued  going  while  the  machine  came  to  a  stand  still,  and  oiil 
from  the  clutch  sprayed  both  Josephus  and  the  prospective  customer.  After 
transferring  most  of  the  oil  from  the  clutch  to  the  riders,  the  clutch  began 
to  hold  and  they  started  off  again.  Just  as  the  prospective  customer  was 
about  to  make  an  offer  the  engine  stopped.  After  letting  it  get  cooled  off 
and  by  proceeding  very  slowly  they  were  able  to  ride  it  back  to  the  shop. 
Josephus  wanted  to  ask  the  customer  to  walk  back,  but  decided  that  this 
would  be  a  poor  business  policy.  After  cleaning  the  machine,  he  offered  it  for 
ten  dollars  more  than  it  cost  him,  but  when  the  customer  showed  signs  of 
leaving  he  offered  the  machine  at  cost,  and  when  the  transaction  was  com- 
plete he  decided  to  retire  from  business  and  postponed  signing  cheques  until 
he  had  money  enough  to  hire  a  couple  of  mechanics  to  do  the  hard  work,  an'd 
anyway,  as  he  explained  to  his  parents,  being  a  business  man  took  too  much 
time  from  his  studies.  LEONARD  F.  McELROY,  18J. 


THE    L.W.  L.     LIFE 

A  TALE  OF  WOE. 

HE  WAS  a  rather  attractive  youth  of  about  fifteen,  slightly  dignified,  as 
most  Freshmen  are,  and  decidedly  verdant.  He  was  tall  and  thin,  he 
chewed  gum,  wore  his  hat  over  his  left  ear  and  stood  with  his  feet  wide 
apart.  In  fact,  he  was  a  typical  example  of  the  boy  seen  at  any  high  school 
on  the  first  day.  He  was.  just  beginning  to  feel  his  own  importance  in  the 
world  and  behaved  accordingly. 

He  wasn't  sure  that  he  was  going  to  like  hjigh  school  life,  especially  the 
first  six  months.  Several  upper  class  boys  had  unfeelingly  referred  to  him 
as  a  "Scrub"  and  it  upset  his  dignity,  as  he  felt  he  was  almost  a  man. 

While  he  was  thinking  this  over,  the  whistle  blew  and  everybody  started 
to  the  classrooms.  He  had  been  told  to  go  to  the  English  room  and,  after 
blundering  all  through  the  building,  bumping  into  the  principal,  nearly  fall- 
ing down  stairs  and  generally  getting  "in  bad,"  he  arrived. 

He  landed  in  a  room  with  about  twenty  others,  who,  it  seemed  to  him, 
were  all  staring  his  way.  He  reddened  and  dropped  his  books,  completing 
his  confusion.  Hastily  picking  them  up  he  began  to  study  (?)  industriously, 
not  even  noticing  that  the  volume  was  upside  down. 

By  this  time  he  was  in  a  state  of  collapse,  when  the  teacher  spoke  to  h;im. 

"Young  man,  I  haven't  your  name.  Please  give  it  to  me."  A  book  slid 
off  the  desk  and  hit  his  toe.  He  gasped  and  then  stuttered,  "William  Lucius 
Parker,  sir — I  mean  ma'am." 

Smothered  laughter  and  whispers  followed:  "Oh  Lucius!"  "  Whaddye 
mean  Lucy?"    "Who  let  him  in?" 

The  teacher  rapped,  "Class  come  to  order.  Be  seated,  Parker,  and  don't 
chew  gum." 

He  dropped  into  his  seat  and  very  promptly  rose  again,  with  a  sharp 
exclamation.  A  tack  had  been  "planted"  on  the  chair.  Brooding  over  his 
wrongs,  he  composed  himself  to  study. 

After  more  agonizing  adventures,  noon  came  and  he  started  to  eat  has 
lunch. 

As  he  stood  on  a  corner,  he  saw  several  boys  from  a  higher  class  slowly 
approaching.  By  this  time,  he  trusted  no  one  and  so  he  moved  away.  Then 
they  rushed  at  him.  He  dropped  a  perfectly  good  sandwich  and  ran  as  for  his 
life.  He  ran  around  a  corner  and  hid  in  a  coal  yard  under  a  pile  of  sacks. 
Losing  the  trail,  the  older  boys  retreated,  leaving  William  saying  prayers  of 
thanksgiving  for  his  escape. 

Composing  himself,  William  Lucius  started  back  to  school.  On  his  way 
he  noticed  a  girl  gazing  intently  at  him.  Now  he  imagined  himself  to  be 
irresistible  so  he  thought  that  he  had  made  an  impression.  He  was  doubly 
sure  when,  on  turning  around,  he  saw  her  still  gazing  after  him. 

He  arrived  at  school  just  in  time  and  went  to  his  classroom,  where  he 
dropped  into  a  rear  seat,  soon  falling  into  a  half  sleepy  state.  He  was  still 
thinking  of  Her  and  how  pleasant  it  was  to  be  appreciated  by  some  one.  He 
imagined  a  romantic  school  career  and,  how,  after  his  proposal,  she  would 
tell  him  she  adored  him  from  the  first  time  she  saw  him.  They  were  just 
starting  on  their  honeymoon  amid  congratulations,  when 


THE     L.  W.  L.     LIFE 

"Parker,  for  goodness  sake,  go  and  wash  your  face."  He  awoke  with  a 
start  and  realized  that  the  teacher  meant  him.  He  left  the  room  amid  shouts 
of  laughter  and  made  for  the  wash  room.  It  suddenly  occurred  to  him  that 
he  had  hidden  under  a  pile  of  coal  sacks.  "What  would  happen  next?"  he 
thought  to  himself. 

He  was  consoled,  however,  by  thoughts  of  the  girl.  At  least,  she  real- 
ized his  true  worth.  After  school,  he  lingered  at  the  entrance  until  she 
emerged  with  another  girl. 

Alas!  his  air-castles  tumbled,  when  he  heard  her  laughing  and  saying  to 
her  comrade,  "My  dear!  he  was  a  perfect  fright,  and  scared  to  death.  His 
face  was  awful  and  I  could  hardly  keep  from  laughing.  He — ssh,  there  he  js 
now.  What  a  nerve!"  They  passed,  by,  with  their  noses  in  the  air.  At  the 
corner  two  boys  met  them  and  they  went  on  laughing  and  looking  back. 

All  the  way  home  William  Lucius  Parker  was  dazed.  He  tripped  on  the 
car  step  and  forgot  to  pay  his  fare,  being  aroused  by  an  irate  conductor.  By 
the  time  he  got  home,  he  had  fully  determined  that  woman  is  fickle  and  there- 
fore better  left  alone ;  and  that  life  is  a  hard,  cruel  proposition. 

DA  VIES,  20X. 


PRATT  AND  COOK  GO  CAMPING. 

PRATT  and  Cook  left  early  in  the  morning,  hiked  for  about  five  miles, 
and  finally  pitched  their  tent,  about  a  half  mile  from  a  large  camp. 
Cook  went  out  hunting  and  came  upon  a  beautiful  Silver  Fox.  He 
Drew  his  gun  and  shot,  but  he  missed  him.  He  took  an  Apple  oiit  of  his 
pocket  and  sat  down  under  a  shady  Bertsch  to  eat  it.  The  Brooks  were  run- 
ning An-der-son  was  up.  All  of  a  Sudden  the  Fox  ran  by  and  missed  him  by 
a  Hahir's  breath.  Pratt,  who  was  chasing  it,  said,  "I  shot  at  him  Fourtaine 
times."  Cook  said,  "I  saw  him  Furst."  They  gave  up  the  argument  and 
returned  to  Camp. 

They  had  to  walk  back  because  there  was  no  Carri  around  for  five  miles. 
When  they  arrived  at  Camp,  Pratt  began  to  Cook  their  evening  meal. 

That  night  they  hiked  till  they  reached  a  small  town.  Pratt  said,  "This 
looks  like  a  Green-berg."  They  saw  a  Fischer  coming  down  the  road  with  a 
rod  from  which  about  ten  Sohl  and  two  King  salmon  were  hanging.  He  said 
he  could  have  got  more  only  they  were  out  of  his  Reich.  They  left  him  and 
went  to  buy  a  couple  of  cans  of  milk.  The  only  kind  they  could  get  was  Hilde- 
brandt,  the  Price  of  the  other  kinds  was  too  high.  Then  their  lamps  burned 
out,  and  owing  to  the  "hard  times"  they  had  to  get  some  War- wicks.  Later 
a  stranger  came  up  to  them  and  asked,  "Wer-der  mail  man  here  yet?" 
Just  then  they  heard  a  terrible  groan  and  turning,  they  ran  toward  the 
sound.  They  saw  a  small  boy  dying,  and  his  father,  who  was  in  hysterics, 
was  crying,  "Don't  Dy-son,  you  are  too  Young  yet;  Wehr  were  you  shot?" 
The  boy  Bled-soe  much  that  there  was  little  Hope  for  him. 

Suddenly  the  Da-bel  began  to  ring  so  they  started  back  to  Camp.  Be- 
coming tired,  they  rested  on  a  large  Stone.  Just  then  a  Beer-man  came  by 
and  they  bought  some — soda  water.  They  resumed  their  journey  and  when 
they  reached  the  turn  in  the  road  they  saw  an  old  man  with  a  C.  Garat  in 
his  mouth.  At  that  moment  they  heard  the  large  Camp-bell.  They  were 
overjoyed  to  learn  they  were  near  Camp,  as  they  were  very  tired  and  were 

in  need  of  a  good  rest.  W.  HAHIR,  20J. 

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THE     L.  W.  L.     LIFE 

A  SONNET  ON  THE  POET.       4 

Miss  Marvin  to  our  English  class  assigns 

A  verse  in  imitation  of  a  bard, 

A  verse  or  poem — stanza,  fourteen  lines. 

A  hopeless  task  is  mine  with  head  so  hard. 

The  class,  as  one,  these  baleful  lines  assail, 

And  at  our  desks  we  labor  all  the  night. 

Though  all  fare  not  the  same,   (some  win,  some  fail) 

We  all  appear  in  class  next  morn  in  fright. 

The  more  we  toil,  the  worse  our  works  become ; 

I  know  of  this,  so  I  must  even  try. 

I  see  my  future  state :  my  mind  is  numb ! 

I  shall  begin  to  fret,  take  sick — and  die !  ! 

And  so,  Miss  Marvin,  won't  you  spare  my  grade? 

For  as  you  know,  a  poet's  born  not,  made. 

LYNN,   '19J. 


PUT  HIM  OUT. 

Uncle   Samuel,  when  you  scrap 
Anywhere,  with  any  chap, 

Put  him  out ; 
Beat  your  foeman  low  or  tall, 
If  you  have  to  fight  at  all, 
Swing  your  dukes  hard  at  them  all, 

Put  him  out. 

Kaiser  William's  in  the  ring, 
Wants  to  be  the  world's  sole  king, 

Put  him  out ; 
Make  him  groggy,  Uncle  Sam, 
Try  a  solar  plexus  Jam, 
Touch  his  chin-tip  with   a  slam. 

Put  him  out. 

Stand  him  off  and  serve  him  right, 
He  must  suffer  in  this  fight, 

Put  him  out ; 
Paralyze  his  Prussian  jaw, 
Teach  him  right  is  reason's  law, 
Kick  his  head  and  make  him  craw, 

Put  him  out. 

We're  the  rooters,  Uncle  Sam, 
We  will  stick  and  fight  the  ham, 

Put  him  out ; 
He's  the  man  we're  after  now, 
He's  the  fellow  to  show  how, 
'Pore  poor  Belgium  he  must  bow, 

So  put  him  out. 


REYNOLDS,  19X. 


Hn  /Iftemoriam 


IN  LOVING  MEMORY  OF  MISS  MARY  EDWARDS  WHO  CHEERFULLY 

GAVE  NINE  PRECIOUS  YEARS  OF  LOVE  AND  LABOR  TO 

THE  STUDENTS  OF  THESE  SCHOOLS. 

Miss  Edwards  became  a  member  of  the  Lick  Faculty  in  1907,  and  from 
that  time  until  she  left  in  1916,  she.  was  the  friend  and  advisor  of  all  her 
pupils ;  occupying  a  position  of  counselor  to  many,  because  she  inspired 
trust  as  only  a  true  friend  can. 

One  of  the  staunchest  and  most  loyal  supporters  that  our  school  could 
boast,  her  departure  caused  an  emptiness  that  can  never  be  filled,  as  long 
as  those  who  knew  and  loved  her  remain. 

Her  death,  on  December  twenty-eighth,  nineteen  seventeen,  caused  a 
feeling,  especially  among  the  upper  classmen,  that  one  had  gone  who  indeed 
had  made  the  world  better  for  her  having  lived  in  it. 

Her  memory  will  ever  remain  cherished  in  our  hearts  as  a  beautiful  em- 
blem of  noble  womanhool. 


IN  MEMORY  OF  THE  FIRST  TIGER  TO  FALL  FOR  HIS  COUNTRY'S 

CAUSE. 

Bert  O.  Weeks,  graduate  of  the  class  of  Nineteen  Sixteen,  met  his  death 
when  the  Transport  Tuscania  was  torpedoed  off  the  coast  of  Ireland. 

He  was  a  student  of  Lick-Wilmerding  only  during  his  Senior  year.  Due, 
partly  to  the  shortness  of  his  stay  and  partly  to  his  quiet  disposition,  he  was 
not  prominent  in  Student  Body  affairs,  but  to  all  who  knew  him,  he  was  a 
devoted  friend  and  one  who  could  be  entrusted  with  any  undertaking. 

We  can  safely  say  that  he  has  not  given  his  life  in  vain,  for  his  coun- 
try's cause  is  a  worthy  one. 

We  extend  our  sincerest  sympathy  to  his  closest  relatives  and  friends. 


IN   MEMORY   OF    ORRIN   EDWARD    CRIM. 

We  regret  to  have  to  record  the  death  of  Orrin  Edward  Crim,  a  gradu- 
ate of  the  class  of  Nineteen  'Seventeen. 

He  was  a  genial  companion,  a  faithful  friend,  and  was  held  in  high 
esteem  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  was  possessed  of  an  unselfish  devotion  and 
intense  loyalty  to  the  school  and  all  it  represents.  This  was  shown  by  his 
active  part  in  all  activities.  For  three  seasons  he  played  on  the  football 
team,  and  in  his  Senior  year  became  Associate  Editor  of  the  L-W-L  LIFE. 

His  death  has  been  greatly  felt,  especially  by  the  upper  classmen  and 
members  of  the  Alumni. 


J.  D.  SAGUES  .... 
E.  S.  KESSLER 


....  Editor 
Manager 


Editorial  Staff. 


Marie  Merrill,  Associate 
Leonard  McElroy 
John  Shaler 
Allen  Keefe 
Frances  Black 
Roy  Anderson 
Sherman   Duckel 
George  Carney 
Erma  Olsen 
Marcel  Ehrer 
Horace  Cleveland 
Albert  Forster. 


Gerald  Nauman,  Associate 

Gladys  Greenwood 

Theodore  Reich 

Avery  Robertson 

Helen  Quanstrom 

John  Garat 

Archie  Johnston 

Helen  Hacke 

Earle  Brown 

Edna  Grundy 

Adrian  Greenberg 


Managerial  Staff. 


Francine  Artigues  

Adolphe  Hoenig 


Associate 


William  'Spreen 


A  SOLUTION  TO  THE  XMAS  CLASS  QUESTION. 

When  the  Lick  and  Wilmerding  Student  Bodies  combined  in  August, 
1915,  the  Xlmas  classes  of  Wilmerding  were  put  on  an  equal  basis  with  the 
June  classes  of  the  two  schools  combined.  Since  by  this  combination  the 
June  classes  became  larger  than  than  the  Xmas  classes,  the  latter  were 
more  or  less  overshadowed  by  the  former. 

However,  the  Xmas  classes  of  the  present  have  awakened  to  an  indi- 
vidual class  spirit,  and  they  refuse  to  be  "bullied"  and  "run  over"  any 
longer. 

This  situation  has  become  evident  only  recently ;  therefore,  now  is  the 
best  time  to  solve  the  problem  which  later  may  prove  difficult.  Since  the 
question  is  one  of  "equal  rights,"  the  only  way  to  remedy  it  is  to  amend 
the  Constitution  of  the  L-W  Student  Body  to  provide  that : 

(1)  All  student  body  officers  shall  be  elected  every  six  months. 

(2)  Two  commencement  numbers  of  the  school  paper  shall  be  issued 
every  year. 

With  these  two  provisions  the  Xmas  and  June  classes  will  be  given,  an 
equal  standing,  and  since  this  will  result  in  less  class  rivalry,  the  School 
Spirit  will  be  made  stronger  by  the  closer  relationship  of  the  respective 
classes. 


THE    L.  W.  L.     LIFE 

ECONOMIZE!  !      'TIS  TRUE   AMERICANISM. 

NEVER  has  there  been  in  the  history  of  the  United  States  a  more  crit- 
ical period  than  the  present.     We  are  engaged  in  the  war  for  Democ- 
racy, and  this  war  must  be  continued  until  a  victory  for  Democracy 
is  evidenced. 

The  first  "try"  to  be  scored  towards  this  victory  is  Economy,  and  for 
that  reason  it  is  the  duty  of  every  true  American  to  "get  in  the  game  and 
play  his  hardest." 

During  the  month  of  November,  1917,  the  Department  of  the  Treasury 
offered  "for  sale  to  the  people  of  the  United  States  an  issue'  of  United  States 
War  Savings  Certificates,"  the  payments  of  which  "must  be  evidenced  by 
United  States  War  Savings  Certificate  Stamps  and  Thrift  Stamps." 

Before  the  matter  becomes  confusing,  we  shall  try  to  make  clear  the  dis- 
tinction between  Thrift  Stamps,  War-Savings  Certificate  Stamps,  and  War- 
Savings  Certificates. 

Thrift  Stamps  have  a  value  of  twenty-five  cents  each,  and  when  a  card 
(obtained  without  cost),  which  has  spaces  for  sixteen  of  such  stamps,  is  filled, 
it  may  be  exchanged  for  a  United  States  War-Savings  Certificate  Stamp  by 
paying  "the  difference  between  four  dollars  and  the  current  issue  price  of 
War-Savings  Certificate  Stamps  during  the  month  in  which  such  exchange 
is  made." 

The  current  issue  price  of  a  War-Savings  Certificate  Stamp  ranges  from 
four  dollars  and  twelve  cents  in  January,  1918,  to  five  dollars  in  January, 
1923.     One  cent  is  added  to  the  current  price  every  month. 

When  a  card  bearing  twenty  War-Savings  Certificate  Stamps  is  filled, 
the  holder  may  exchange  same  for  a  War  Savings  Certificate.  Such  a  cer- 
tificate will  have  a  value  of  one  hundred  dollars  in  January,  1923. 

It  is  important  to  note  that  Thrift  Stamps  bear  no  interest,  while  War- 
Savings  Certificate  Stamps  and  War-Savings  Certificates  bear  interest  at 
four  (4)  per  cent,  compounded  quarterly.  It  is  evident,  therefore,  that  the 
holder  of  Thrift  Stamps  will  find  it  profitable  to  exchange  them  for  War- 
Savings  Certificate  Stamps  as  quickly  as  possible. 

Restrictions  as  to  the  purchasing  of  War-Savings  Certificates  may  be 
learned  by  referring  to  Department  Circular  No.  94  (War-Savings  Circular 
No.  1). 

Since  team  work  insures  better  results  in  every  undertaking,  why  not 
make  this  one  of  Student  Body  interest? 

Not  one  of  us  is  economical ;  we  spend  what  we  should  save !  Begin 
now !  Instead  of  two  cones  a  day,  make  it  one,  make  it.  none,  but  at  any 
rate  save  a  nickel  every  day  and  you  will  be  surprised  how  soon  you  will  be 
the  owner  of  a  War-Savings  Certificate.  And  furthermore,  remember  that 
every  nickel  invested  in  War-Savings  Certificates  may  mean  one  less  Teuton 
fighting  for  the  Kaiser,  and  incidentally  a  better  chance  to  "get  the  Kaiser" 
himself. 

So  get  behind  this  Student  Body  campaign,  which  will  start  April  1st, 
and  boost!     Every  member  of  the  Student  Body  should  be  the  holder  of  a 
War-Savings  Certificate  Stamp  by  the  end  of  the  term. 
Are  we  going  to  be  slackers? 

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SCHOOL  NOTES 


•       RALLIES. 

DURING  the  first  quarter  we  have  had  several  most  interesting  rallies. 
Of  course  basket-ball  was  the  big  issue,  and  the  rallies  have  certainly 
brought  the  crowd  and  consequently  the  pep. 

The  opening  rally  was  held  on  the  second  "Wednesday  of  school.  Pres- 
ident Carley  spoke  on  the  work  of  the  coming  semester  and  urged  all  to  give 
their  utmost  support  to  every  branch  of  school  activities.  Louie  Kemnitzer 
told /about  our  track  hopes  in  the  S.  F.  A.  L.  He  advised  early  and  persist- 
ent training.  Editor  Sagues  made  an  earnest  appeal  for  ''Life"  contribu- 
tions, especially  in  the  line  of  stories  and  jokes.  "Red"  Carney,  gave  us 
a  gist  on  what  the  145-pound  quintet  had  accomplished.  "Pop"  Gardner 
warned  f us  to  watch  out  for  the  unlimited  team's  smoke  in  the  S.  F.  A.  Ii 
Johnny  Garat,  130-pound  scrapper,  gave  us  the  valuable  bit  of  news  that  his 
five  was  certainly  "gonna'  make  things  hum."  Manager  Nauman  requested 
that  the  Scrubs  turn  out  in  good  shape  for  the  swimming  Interclass,  as  this 
form  of  activity  is  the  coming  one  at  L-W,  and  it  needs  Freshmen  support 
to  fill  the  suits  of  the  men  who  graduate. 

The  second  rally  of  the  semester  started  off  with  a  thundering  Alibebo. 
Vice-President  Robertson  spoke  on  the  coming  basket-ball  games  and  put  in 
his  bid  for  a  large  crowd  of  rooters.  Manager  Maillot  told  us  that  the  base- 
ball team  was  scrapping  like  regular  Tigers,  and  had  not  lost  a  game  yet. 
Kemnitzer  broke  forth  with  a  request  for  more  track  aspirants.  Garat,  Car- 
ney and  Warwick  made  known  what  the  130  and  145-  pound  teams  had  done 
toward  a  successful  season.  Next  we  heard  from  Cleveland  on  the  why  and 
the  wherefore  of  the  Senior  Farce.  "Reserve  Saturday  evening,\  March  9th," 
was  his  slogan.  Mr.  Heymann  now  favored  us  with  a  few  words  on  the  Or- 
chestra and  the  Glee  Club.  Fellows,  these  two  organizations  need  support 
and  it  is  up  to  you  to  give  it.  "Doc"  Anderson,  yell  leader  in  '16,  led  the 
Student  Body  in  the  final  Alibebo,  one  that  let  the  veteran  yell  leader  in  on 
the  secret  that  "the  old  Lick  Spirit  is  not  dead." 


CHRISTMAS   RALLY. 


If  "pep,"  "jazz,"  and  "spirit"  was  shown  during  the  football  season 
it  was  certainly  repeated  with  a  vengeance  at  the  December  Commencement 
Rally. 

With  Vice-President  Robertson  in  charge,  Durr  opened  the  proceedings 
with  an  "Alibebo"  that  rattled  like  a  camouflaged  Spanish  recitation. 

After  a  selection  from  the  orchestra,  Mr.  Merrill  summarized  the  season's 
work  and  wished  the  entire  Student  Body  a  happy  and  prosperous  New  Year. 

Next  we  heard  fro'm  Coach  Wynne,  Manager  Maillot  and  Captain  Rolph 

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THE     L.W.L.     LIFE 

the  three  men  to  whom  our  brilliant  work  in  football  is  indebted. 

Tiny  Lynn,  eaptain-eleet,  made  a  short  speech  on  the  work  of  the  future. 

The  Glee  Club,  under  the  leadership  of  Miss  Rubke,  made  a  decided  "hit" 
with  the  Student  Body,  who  were  tired  of  hearing  war  talk,  and  enjoyed  the 
change. 

Following  this  other  branches  of  school  activities  were  heard  from.  All 
promised  well  for  the  future,  and  the  Debating  Society  went  as  far  as  to  say 
that  they  would  go  "over  there"  and  try  to  talk  Kaiser  Bill  into  becoming  a 
president. 

The  Junior  class  now  favored  the  audience  with  their  stunt,  which  turned 
out  to  be  a  great  success.  Ben  Franklin,  the  cartoonist,  showed  considerable 
"class"  and  skill. 

Next  "Fishes"  Nauman  and  Mitchell  thanked  the  Student  Body  for  the 
support  they  gave  the  swimming  team,  while  Charlie  Garat  spoke  'on  future 
baseball  prospects. 

Following  this  Mr.  Tibbetts  distributed  the  swimming  medals  to  all  our 
worthy  ones. 

With  great  pomp  and  ceremony  Forster,  President  of  the  Junior  class, 
presented  the  Student  Body  with  the  Nineteen  class  pin. 

Manager  Kessler  informed  us  as  to  the  condition  of  the  "Life,"  while 
Kaiser  told  of  the  things  that  the  Camera  Club  had  performed. 

Block  L-W's  were  presented  to  the  various  members  of  the  champion- 
ship teams,  while  the  whole  'Student  Body  sang  the  "Victor's  Ode." 

The  installation  of  the  Student  Body  officers  for  the  next  semester  fol- 
lowed: Carley,  Robertson,  and  Rolph  being  installed  as  President,  Vice- 
President,  and  Yell-Leader,  respectively.  The  rally  closed  with  a  mighty 
"Alibebo." 


LUX  RALLIES. 


The  first  rally  was  held  at  Lux  this  quarter  before  the  Lux-Girls'  High 
basket-ball  game.  Miss  Beard  told  of  the  excellent  material  of  which  our 
team  is  composed;  and  Captain  Artigues  said  that  all  the  team  needed!  was 
the  support  of  a  strong  rooting  section  to  enable  Lux  to  be  the  victor.  Each 
of  the  members  of  the  team  promised  to  do  her  best  to  show  the  superiority 
of  the  Lux  team. 

At  noon  on  the  day  of  the  game,  song  practice  was  held,  and  the  girls  re- 
sponded heartily  to  Miss  Black's  leadership. 

Our  next  rally  was  held  Friday,  February  8th,  at  noon,  for  the  purpose 
of  telling  the  girls  about  the  bazaar  to  be  held  on  March  13th  for  the  benefit 
of  the  Red  Cross.  Several  plans  were  suggested  for  making  the  day  a  suc- 
cess, and  the  girls  have  already  enthusiastically  started  work  on  articles  to 
sell  at  the  bazaar. 


This  is  only  to  remind  the  Lux  girls  that  the  L-W-L  Life  is  as  much 
their  paper  as  it  is  the  boys'!  It  is  evident,  therefore,  that  they  should  be 
as  much  represented  in  it  as  the  boys,  and  in  order  to  be  equally  repre- 
sented their  contributions  should  equal  the  boys'.  So  far  it  has  not  been 
done.     What's  the  matter?     Are  you  asleep — wake  up!  !  ! 

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THE     L.  W.  L.     LIFE 

FOUNDER'S  DAY. 

On  Friday,  February  8th,  the  annual  Founder's  Day  exercises  were  held 
in  honor  of  the  day  on  which  Mr.  Jillis  Clute  Wilmerding,  a  prosperous  and 
generous  merchant  of  San  Francisco,  provided  for  the  endowment  of  this 
institution. 

At  half  past  one,  all  work  was  suspended,  both  in  the  academic  and  tech- 
nical departments.  The  students  assembled  in  the  Wilmerding  history  room 
where  the  exercises  were  held.  The  trustees  of  the  school — Mr.  Taussig,  Mir. 
Guy  C.  Earl  and  Mr.  James  Moffat,  were  present  and  occupied  the  seats  of 
honor. 

Mr.  Taussig  introduced  to  the  Student  Body,  Professor  Henry  Morse 
Stephens,  of  the  University  of  California,  who  spoke  on  the  causes  of  the 
World  War. 

The  theme  of  Professor  Stephen's  speech  was  the  difference  between  the 
two  forms  of  government  control  which  exist  in  the  world  today — one  ruled 
from  above  by  highly  educated  political  experts  who  strive  to  mold  a  per- 
fectly efficient  empire  even  at  the  expense  of  tremendous  losses  of  life  and 
property,  while  the  other  system  of  government  is  built  upward — from  the 
poor  to  the  rich — all  having  freedom  of  speech  and  equal  rights. 

In  order  to  be  perfectly  efficient  one  must  be  extremely  brutal.  There 
is  no  converse  to  this  statement,  for  in  any  effort  to  reach  this  stage,  the  poor, 
weak  and  unfortunate  are  trampled  and  crushed  beneath  the  mighty  heel 
of  Efficiency.  The  favour  which  Professor  Stephens'  speech  received,  was 
evidenced  by  the  whole-hearted  applause  which  followed. 

Following  this,  Mr.  Merrill  favoured  us  with  a  short  talk  on  Mr.  Wil- 
merding's  life  and  thanked  Profesor  Stephens  for  honoring  the  Student  Body 
with  his  presence.  This  concluded  the  exercises,  and  the  hearty  applause 
showed  how  well  the  Student  Body  appreciated  and  enjoyed  them. 


Another  one  of  those  joke!- 

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THE     L.  W.  L.     LIFE 


The  Forbidilen  Corner. 


THE  L-W-L  SENIOR  PLAY. 


BY  THE  time  this  paper  has  come  out,  and  this  article  read,  the  Student 
Bodies  will  be  voicing  their  opinion  of  the  1918  classes'  presentation  of 
"An  American  Citizen"  as  their  Senior  Play.  This  will,  therefore,  but 
act  as  a  reminder  of  the  past  success — for  it  will  be  a  success,  and  a  big  one, 
too.  It  will  bring  to  your  minds  the  names  of  those  who  were  most  active 
in  making  the  affair  what  it  was,  and  serve  as  a  permanent  record. 

The  cast  included :  Miss  Tessie  Reilly  as  Miss  Beatrice  Carew  from  Eng- 
land, who  married  the  hero  in  the  first  act,  but)  showed  no  signs  of  love  until 
the  last.  Miss  Frances  Black,  as  Georgia  Chapin,  who  loved  and  lost. 
Miss  Dora  Bueher,  as  the  Aunt  Carola  Chapin,  the  typical  old  maid, 
who  thought  she  was  a  "regular  devil"  around  the  men.  Miss  Erma  Olsen 
as  Lady  Bunn,  the  English  lady  of  aristocratic  bearing.  Miss  Marie  Merrill 
as  Annette,  the  maid  of  Beatrice.  Mr.  Gerald  Nauman  as  Beresford  Cruger, 
later  Carew,  who  married  Beatrice  to  save  the  firm,  and  in  doing  so  relin- 
quished his  nationality  and  heart.  Mr.  Jacinto  Sagues  as  Peter  Barbury,  of 
the  firm  of  Barbury,  Brown  &  Cruger,  who,  though  troubled  with  an  affliction 
of  the  ear,  could  always  hear  the  sweet  sounds  of  feminine  voices.  Mr. 
Maurice  Valci  as  Egerton  Brown,  who  left  town  with  some  money  and  was 
a  "corker  at  dying."  Mr.  George  Carney  as  Otto  Stroble,  always  with  a  ne"w 
scheme  for  losing  money.  Mr.  John  Garat  as  Sir  Humphrey,  the  executor  of 
the  late  Sir  John  Carew.  Mr.  John  Shaler  as  Willie  Bunn,  the  English 
lounge — lizard.  Mr.  Louis  Kemnitzer  as  Simms,  Carew 's  valet.  Mr.  Robert 
Banfield,  who  played  the  double  roll  of  an  office  clerk  and  waiter.  Mr. 
"Scrub"  Imhof  as  Mercury,  the  leaden  footed  office  boy. 

The  beauty  chorus  consisted  of  Misses  Francine  Artigues,  Violet  Stoltz, 
Gladys  Greenwood  and  Bernice  Kydd. 

The  dramatic  talents  shown  in  the  play  were  all  brought  out  by  Miss 
Strachan,  who  coached  the  players. 

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THE  JUNIOR-FRESHMAN  RECEPTION. 

WEDNESDAY  afternoon,  February  the  27th,  was  the  day;  Wilmer- 
ding  Auditorium  (Ahem!)  was  the  place;  and  the  Reception  was 
the  big  excitement.  The  guests  were,  the  June,  '19  and  '21  classes 
of  Lux  and  the  December,  '21  class  of  Lick-Wilmerding.  The  hosts  were 
the  December,  '19  boys,  who  were  greatly  assisted  by  Miss  Gabriel  and  the 
Junior  girls. 

The  hall  was  very  attractively  decorated  with  palms  and  greens.  In 
addition  to  these,  were  many  large  flags,  and  it  was  exceedingly  difficult  to 
find  any  resemblance  to  the  old  Carpenter  Shop.  It  was  undoubtedly  the 
best  ever. 

The  reception  was  opened  with  a  short  address  of  advice  and  welconie 
by  President  Reynolds  of  the  "Low"  Junior  Class.  Following  this,  Mr. 
Woods  favored  us  with  a  short  speech  which,  was,  in  turn,  followed  by  a 
stunt  given  by  Kahn  and  Scovel,  '19X  Kahn  took  the  part  of  a  "Coon," 
and  Scovel  starred  in  the  role  of  "Major  Stomach  Ache,"  the  Magician. 
He  performed  some  very  clever  slight  of  hand  tricks,  while  the  "Dark 
Cloud"  drew  out  laughs  much  more  easily  than  he  could  extract  class  dues. 

"Manager-of-the-Games"  Young  announced  that  the  first  would  be 
a  "Clothes  Pin  Race,"  which  was  played  by  everyone.  The  Faculty  Con- 
test was  probably  the  best  hit  of  all,  and  Miss  Boulware  showed  her  skill 
in  guessing  the  names  of  flowers.  The  "Peanut  Race"  and  the  "Water 
Race"  were  won  by  Burris,  '19X,  and  Coburn,  '21,  respectively.  "Scrub" 
Murphy  succeeded  in  breaking  the  big  bag  of  peanuts  suspended  from  the 
ceiling  while  "blindfolded."  The  releasing  of  these  nuts  caused  the  squir- 
rels to  grab  them,  and  in  this  way  each  one  was  amply  supplied. 

Dancing  took  up  the  remainder  of  the  time  till  5 :30,  when  the  party 
broke  up.  For  once,  the  Freshmen  were  not  bashful,  and  instead  of  the 
usual  hanging  around  the  Punch  Bowl,  they  got  in  and  danced.  The  re- 
ception was  a  huge  success  and  an  afternoon  of  good  time  for  all  present. 

HERE'S  TO  THE  FRESHMAN  CLASS  OF  DECEMBER,  1921!  MAY 
YOU  HAVE  ALL  THE  GOOD  LUCK  POSSIBLE  THROUGHOUT  YOUR 
FOUR  YEARS  AT  LICK-WILMERDING. 


Boys'  Chorus. 

The  Boys'  Chorus  started  off  the  New  Year  with  the  election  of  officers. 

"Louie"  Kemnitzer  was  elected  President  and  Carney,  Secretary-Treas- 
urer. A  meeting  was  then  called  to  discuss  the  idea  of  a  new  name  and  "Ye 
Bards"  was  selected  unanimously. 

President  Kemnitzer  is  working  hard  to  make  this  year  a  great  success. 
A  quartet  has  been  selected  to  advertise  the  big  minstrel  and  darkey  vaude1- 
ville  show  (which  is  to  be  produced  sometime  in  May)  at  the  rallies.  As  the 
membership  is  limited  the  members  have  to  try  out.  At  the  last  meeting  the 
try-outs  were  a  "howling"  success. 

Senior  Seminar. 

New  members  of  the  Senior  class  have  found  it  hard  to  work  up  taljks 
for  the  Senior  Seminars,  as  this  is  the  eventful  semester,  but  somehow  a  few 
interesting  talks  will  be  squeezed  in  by  the  committee  as  the  school  is  full 

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THE     L.W.  L.     LIFE 

of  undiscovered  talent.  Several  Seniors  have  been  lined  up  for  talks  at  the 
seminars.  Among  them  are  found  "Red"  Carney,  "Keep  it  up"  Kast, 
"Windy"  Kessler,  and  "Dutch"  Hoenig. 

It  is  hoped  that  the  faculty  will  allow  the  fellows  to  dance  at  the  joint 
seminars,  as  it  seems  that  the  dancing  part  of  the  program  is  a  great  draw- 
ing card.    You  never  will  regret  the  day  you  took  in  the  Senior  'Seminar. 

On  Thursday,  February  14th,  we  were  favored  with  an  illustrated  lee 
ture  at  Lux  by  Mr.  Sneider  on  "The  Making  and  Efficiency  of  Sterret 
Tools."  Coming  directly  from  the  east,  Mr.  Sneider  proved  himself  to  be  a 
capable  representative  of  the  Sterret  Manufacturing  Co.,  by  explaining  every 
detail  in  the  most  satisfactory  manner. 

Four  reels  of  moving  pictures  showed  us  the  process  by  which  the  va- 
rious tools  are  made.  "While  the  reels  were  being  changed,  Mr.  Sneider  gave 
us  some  very  interesting  facts  concerning  the  necessity  of  accurate  meas- 
urements. 

As  a  side  issue  Mr.  Sneider  brought  with  him  a  one-reel  comedy  entitled 
"Trouble  with  a  Fliver. "  This  was  shown  after  the  lecture,  and  from  the 
laughs  it  drew  from  both  students  and  members  of  the  faculty  who  were 
present,  one  can  say  it  was  a  "scream."  The  Seminar  lasted  an  hour  and  a 
half  and  was  termed  a  decided  success  by  all  who  attended.  . 

All  of  the  shops  in  the  school  closed  early  in  order  to  give  every  one 
a  chance  to  attend.     The  meeting  was  under  the  direction  of  Grant  Merrill. 

Electrical  Experimental  Society. 

The  members  of  the  Electrical  Experimental  Society  have  supported  their 
club  admirably.  It  is  not  only  because  of  their  unceasing  efforts  that  it  has 
been  carried  through  the  depression  of  organizing.  The  room  which  was  to 
be  used  as  a  club  room  could  not  be  obtained  until  late  into  the  third  quarter. 
Thus  the  members  had  to  be  satisfied  with  "prospects." 

Due  to  the  generosity  of  an  old  grad,  the  club  now  has  the  use  of  the 
apparatus  of  the  Radio  Club. 

The  repairing  and  overhauling  of  the  above  apparatus  is  now  under  way. 

The  prospects  of  this  club  are  very  bright.  The  members  are  practically 
all  Freshmen  with  much  enthusiasm,  and  once  they  get  started  it  will  be  a 
club  worth  your  time  to  join. 

The  officers  elected  when  the  club  was  organized,  two  weeks  before  the 
Christmas  vacation,  are:  Merrill,  '18J,  President;  Emery,  '21J,  Vice-Presi- 
dent; Scott,  '21J,  Secretary;  Walton,  '18X,  Treasurer;  Webber,  '21J,  Ser- 
geant-at-Arms. 

Anyone  wishing  to  join  the  club  should  see  Merrill  or  any  member  of  the 
club. 

Camera  Club. 

The  Camera  Club  this  year  has  been  devoting  its  energy  toward  instruc- 
tion in  the  fundamental  principles  of  photography,  along  this  line  have  been 
given  various  demonstrations,  chiefly  in  developing  and  printing.  The  lectures 
for  the  most  part  have  been  well  attended. 

The  Camera  Club  was  the  guest  of  the  California  Camera  Club  on  Friday 
evening,  January  18th.  The  lecture  was  on  enlarging,  and  altogether  the 
evening  was  an  enjoyable  one. 

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THE     L.  W.  L.     LIFE 

The  officers  for  the  present  term  are:  Kaiser.  M8J  President;  Merrill, 
18J,  Vice-President ;  Greenberg,  '19J,  Secretary ;  Merrill,  '20J,  Treasurer ; 
Sanden,  '18J,  retains  his  position  as  Sergeant-at-Arms,  due  to  his  wonderful 
dexterity  in  handling  rioters. 

The  club  is  encouraging  photographic  work  about  school.  Pictures  which 
are  of  interest  to  the  students  will  be  published  in  the  Life. 

Among  the  coming  events  in  the  club's  activities  for  the  quarter  is  a 
speed  contest,  the  idea  being  that  the  contestants  all  take  a  picture  of  a  cer- 
tain object;  it  is  developed,  printed,  and  the  first  finished  product  which  is 
turned  into  the  committee  wins  the  prize.  The  contest  will  be  held  shortly 
after  the  spring  vacation. 

The  Orchestra. 

Practice  was  begun  late  in  January,  and  the  prospects  for  a  large  orches- 
tra are  not  very  bright,  it  is  expected  that  as  credit  is  given  for  attendance, 
the  inducement  may  bring  in  some  talent. 

The  present  members  are  Hansen,  Loeserman,  Knorp  and  Whitney,  vio- 
lins; Drew,  violoncello;  Cohnreich  and  O'Donnell,  cornets;  Kaiser,  piano ; 
Greenberg,  drums.    Hansen  manages,  while  Kaiser  is  the  leader. 

L.  W.  L.  D.  S. 

Because  of  the  success  of  L.-W.  L,  teams,  debating  has  taken  a  prominent 
place  among  the  school  activities.  In  the  debate  before  Christmas  we  came 
out  with  flying  colors,  defeating  Humboldt,  2-1,  and  Commerce,  3-0. 

After  Christmas  the  second  of  the  series  was  held  and  Valci  and  McBlroy, 
our  old  trusties,  defeated  Humboldt  again,  2-1 ;  but  Ehrer  and  Eppinger  went 
down  to  defeat  before  Lowell.  The  loss  was  due  to  inexperience,  Ehrer  being 
a  Junior  and  Eppinger  only  a  Soph.  Their  speeches  were  good  and  they  cer- 
tainly will  help  L.-W.-L.  next  year.  However,  L.-W.-L.  leads  the  league  by 
one  point.  Lowell  is  second,  though  in  the  decisions  of  the  judges  we  are 
even.  Two  more  debates,  one  with  Lowell  and  one  with  Humboldt  will  deter- 
mine  the   city    championship. 


Four  Oddities  of   Life. 


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THE     L.  W.  L.     LIFE 

LUX  WORK  BASKET. 

Sewing. 

THE  Freshmen  girls  since  Christmas  have  progressed  very  nicely  with 
their  work.  They  have  almost  completed  cotton  dresses  for  the  summer. 
These  are  the  first  dresses  that  the  Freshmen  have  made,  but  they!  show 
that  they  are  capable  of  doing  fine  work.  They  are  now  working  on  Red 
Cross  kits  for  the  children  "over  there." 

The  Sophomores  are  very  busy  in  sewing.  Some  girls  are  making  Red 
Cross  baby  clothes  which  are  to  be  sent  to  those  in  most  need.  Some  of  the 
girls  have  started  new  woolen  dresses.  The  Sophomore  sewing  is  devoted  to 
working  mostly  on  woolens,  this  being  the  reason  why  last  quarter  they  made 
over  woolen  dresses  and  are  now  making  new  ones. 

The  Juniors  are  still  on  their  infant  sets,  which  most  of  the  girls  are  em- 
broidering. These  require  neat,  careful  sewing  and  the  garments  already 
made,  show  fine  work.    Girls  out  of  work,  work  on  Red  Cross  sewing. 

The  Seniors  have  just  completed  four  tailor  pockets,  and  are  now  work- 
ing on  Red  Cross  pajamas.  Each  girl  has  completed  one,  while  some  are 
helping  with  the  infants'  sets  for  the  Red  Cross. 

The  Normal  I  girls  are  making  samples  for  practice  teaching,  whil|e  the 
Normal  II  girls  have  finished  their  tailored  pockets.  Some  are  now  working 
on  tailored  garments  and  others  on  Red  Cross  work. 

Cooking. 

The  Sophomores  are  continuing  their  study  of  "War  Recipes,"  which 
they  almost  completed  last  quarter,  but  are  studying  mostly  about  meats 
and  fish.  They  are  learning  many  different  ways  to  prepare  these  foods  and 
also  the  food  value  of  each.  The  Juniors  and  first  and  second  year  Normals 
are  learning  table  service.  This  includes  notes  on  different  ways  to  serve 
food  on  the  tabl^e  as  well  as  the  practical  work.  Miss  Mize  gives  them  this 
practice  by  putting  a  certain  number  of  girls  together  and  letting  them  plan 
and  serve  a  luncheon.  Quite  often  now  there  is  a  luncheon  served  to  which 
the  teachers  or  other  classmates  are  the  guests. 

Millinery. 

Millinery  is  progressing  nicely  under  the  leadership  of  our  new  instruc- 
tress, Mrs.  Patterson. 

The  Sophs  are  making  wire  frames  and  find  that  it  is  very)  fascinating. 
The  Juniors  have  made  some  sample  transparent  hats,  and  some  of  the  girls 
have  started  on  their  own  spring  hats.  The  Seniors  have  spent  most  of  the 
time  making  flowers.  Many  different  kinds  have  been  made,  and  show  ex- 
cellent work.  Some  have  also  been  making  shades  for  candelabra.  The 
Seniors  intend  to  start  their  spring  hats  sometime  soon.  The  Normalf  I  girls 
have  made  wire  frames  and  are  now  going  to  mold  buckram  shapes  from 
them.  The  Normal  II 's  have  been  working  on  lesson  plans  for  the  days  when 
they  intend  to  teach.    They  have  also  made  model  transparent  hats. 

Drawing. 

The  Freshmen  are  now  devoting  their  time  to  drawing  objects.  They 
also  drew  their  dresses  that  they  finished  in  the  sewing  department.     The 

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THE     L.  W.  L.     LIFE 

Sophomores  are  working  in  color  schemes.  This  includes  not  only  the  work 
but  the  notes  on  it.  They  are  drawing  elevations  of  rooms  and  landscapes, 
coloring  them  in  harmonious  shades. 

Home. 

The  Seniors,  first  year  Normals  and  the  second  year  Normals  take  up 
Home  Planning  and  Decoration.  They  are  now  tracing  their  floor  plans,  and 
front  and  side  elevations.  •  From  these  they  intend  to  make  blue  prints  as 
soon  as  possible,  but  before  doing  this,  they  are  going  to  make  a  drawing  of 
an  elevation  of  some  room  in  the  house.  After  this  they  intend  to  make 
garden  plans,  but  are  already  receiving  lectures  on  the  planning  of  gardens, 
shrubs,  etc.  The  Senior  class  in  Home  is  now  working  on  a  series  of  talks  tb 
be  given  in  Seminar  on  gardening. 

Red  Cross  Knitting. 

Since  November  1st  about  one  hundred  and  sixty-five  girls  have  been 
knitting  for  the  Red  Cross.  The  list  that  follows  is  only  an  approximate  list 
of  the  things  made  to  March  1st.  About  seventy  sweaters,  thirty  pairs  of 
wristlets,  sixty  scarfs,  ten  helmets  and  five  pairs  of  socks.  Besides  this 
twenty  squares  have  been  made,  and  this  is  enough  for  one  comforter. 


SHOP  NOTES. 

Machine  Drawing. 


EVERYTHING  is  progressing  in  this  department.     The  Sophomores  have 
just   completed   their  sheets  on   Penetrations   and   Developments,    and 
are  now  looking  forward  to  the  time  when  they  will  start  on  their 
most  difficult  sheet,  entitled  Screw  Threads. 

The  Junior  apprentices  are  trying  their  very  best  to  uphold  the  high 
standard  of  work  set  forth  by  the  '18J  apprentices.  At  the  present  timei  they 
are  designing  a  set  of  paper  presses,  having  completed  a  number  of  drawings 
of  plows. 

The  Seniors  in  this  department  are  the  pride  of  our  school.  Their  work 
has  every  appearance  of  the  work  of  professionals.  "FAT"  Anderson,  our 
star  front-ranker,  has  just  completed  his  steam  turbine,  and  intends  to  start 
work  on  an  engine  for  a  launch.  "Duke"  Duckel  and  Bastein  are  now  work- 
ing together  on  two  centrifugal  pumps,  and  they  promise  to  have  them  done 
in  short  order.  Ed  Kessler  is  revising  a  5-H.  P.  Diessel  engine  which  was  left 
by  some  former  graduate.  Adolph  Wilhelm  Hoenig,  our  Mexican  athlete  is 
still  working  on  his  steam  power  plans.  Ayers  is  designing  a  large  high- 
pressure  globe  valve,  while  Gilmour  has  just  completed  the  drawings  for  a 
pipe  cutter. 

Dolan  and  Schubert  are  working  on  a  ship  hull  and  clutch,  respectively. 

Architecture. 

The  Sophomores  under  the  able  guidance  of  Mr.  Graham  are  progressing 
rapidly.  They  have  already  finished  their  sheets  on  Penetrations  and  De- 
velopments, and  are  now  starting  on  more  complicated  sheets. 

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THE     L.W.  L.     LIFE 

Hilmer,  the  Junior  apprentice  in  this  department,  is  just  finishing  up  his 
plans  for  a  family  garage. 

The  Senior  apprentices  are  going  along  at  full  speed.  "Red"  Carney 
has  finished  his  plans  for  a  state  armory,  and  is  now  well  along  on  his  plans 
for  an  ideal  theatre. 

Sagues  has  just  finished  the  pencil  drawings  for  a  two-story,  class  "C" 
suburban  residence  and  is  now  working  on  the  tracings.  If  he  works  as  fast 
as  he  is  working  at  present,  he  will  finish  sometime  in  the  far  future. 

Electrical. 

Electrical  shop  has  received  its  usual  quota  of  electricians,  although  this 
year  they  seem  to  be  more  enthused  about  it. 

The  '19J's  are  winding  armatures  or  at  least  are  making  a  game  attempt 
at  it.    There  are  two  fellows,  however,  who  are  not  winding  armatures.  They 
are  "Frenchy"  Fieusier  and  J.  Mullan.     They  are  consulting  engineers. 
The  apprentices  are  exceptionally  busy. 

Walton  has  been  enticed  into  building  a  small  motor.  It  will  be  rated 
at  2  flea  power. 

Lewis  is  making  ( ?)  a  transformer. 

Schendel  is  helping  the  Juniors  install  electric  lighting  in  Auto  Shop. 

Thompson,  Collins  and  McElroy  have  recently  completed  installing  a 
motor  on  the  crane  in  foundry. 

'Several  '19J's  in  co-operation  with  some  apprentices  are  installing  elec- 
tric lights  in  auto  shop.  Auto  is  also  being  equipped  with  2  period  bells. 
Mr.  Werder  has  been  able  to  obtain  no  guarantee  from  the  workers,  although 
he  expects  the  lights  to  light  and  the  bells  to  ring. 

Kaiser  with  the  help  of  J.  Garat  is  putting  up  an  electric  flasher  which 
is  operated  by  means  of  a  typewriter  keyboard  and  relay  panel.  It  will 
be  in  operation  by  March  1st  if  all  goes  well. 

Forge. 

The  forge  shop  has  been  making  its  usual  rapid  advancement.  The  '21J 
boys  have  completed  their  octagons  as  well  as  other  minor  exercises,  and 
are  receiving  instructions  preparatory  for  welding  and  making  a  five-link 
chain. 

Mr.  Mathis  has  no  apprentices,  although  he  has  several  advanced  stu- 
dents in  whom  he  places  great  hopes  for  the  future.  "Stuffy  Mathis"  is 
perhaps  the  most  advanced.  He  is  making  some  crank  handles  with  ex- 
ceptionally good  results. 


Brandy's   Gang. 

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THE     L.  W.  L.     LIFE 

Machine  Shop. 

Mr.  Sunkel  has  kept  his  shop  going  full  blast  since  the  beginning  of  this 
term.  He  has  had  several  outside  jobs ;  the  largest  of  these  being  an  order  for 
the  U.  S.  Government.  The  other  consisted  of  a  large  number  of  pins  ami 
large  bolts,  and  it  was  turned  out,  in  quick  order  by  the  Junior  apprantices. 

The  Senior  apprentices,  led  by  Lagomarsino  are  finishing  up  a  large 
number  of  jobs.  Lagomarsino  has  nearly  completed  a  3  H.  P.  gas  engine, 
while  Hahir  is  working  on  the  vices  for  pattern  shop  King  is  finishing  up/  a 
few  odd  jobs  that  have  been  laying  around  the  shop  for  a  long  time. 

Some  of  the  Juniors  are  making  well  casings  out  of  kitchen  water  boilers, 
but  the  majority  of  them  are  still  on  their  exercises. 

Auto  Shop. 

(Produced  under  the  personal  supervision  of  Mr.  A.  Werder.) 

According  to  Professor  Werder,  A.  0.  M.-W.  M. ;  the  auto  shop1  is  more 
than  holding  its  own.  The  electrical  apprentices  are  installing  the  lights  and 
bells  as  rapidly  as  possible  in  order  that  those  taking  auto  shop  may  no 
longer  have  to  work  in  the  dark. 

Mr.  Merrill's  Everett  has  had  its  brakes  relined,  while  Mitchell  is  work- 
ing on  Mr.  Lozier's  car  and  ■ is  trying  to  tease  his  flivver  into 

shooting  on  all  four  cylinders. 

McElroy  is  overhauling  his  machine  in  the  hope  that  next  time  he  can 
get  away  from  the  cops. 

Nevin,  Myer  and  Colley  are  all  performing  more  or  less  serious  opera- 
tions on  their  motorcycles. 

The  block  shippers  are  progressing  merrily,  and  all  have  been  cured  of 
using  oil  while  filling  their  blocks. 

Plumbing. 

The  plumbing  shop  has  been  able  to  prove  its  worth  and  practicability 
by  installing  the  plumbing  in  the  "New"  building.  Several  advanced  stu- 
dents, as  yet  unapprenticed,  are  installing  steam  pipes  as  well  as  completing 
the  work  in  the  lavatories. 

The  "Freshmen"  class  is  managing  to  keep  up  with  the  usual  speed  of 
the  shop  and  is  on  its  exercises.  Most  of  them  can  solder  fairly  well  for  be- 
ginners, although  as  Mr.  Woods  says,  "They  use  enough  solder  on  an  ex- 
ercise to  make  a  Ford." 

Cabinet. 

The  cabinet  shop  has  not  taken  up  quarters  in  the  "New"  building  yet 
although  it  is  living  in  hopes  of  arriving  there  some  day. 

The  '21J  section  has  not  as  yet  completed  their  exercises,  but  they  are 
manfully  holding  their  own. 

The  only  two  apprentices  in  the  cabinet  this  year  are  Spreen  and  Junker. 

Spreen  has  recently  completed  a  few  ladders  and  is  now  making  a  bank 
desk.  He  claims  that  the  most  important  feature  of  it  will  be  the  money 
drawer  which  will  be  very  capacious. 

Junker  is  making  a  sideboard.  We  didn't  know  he  intended  to  take  up 
housekeeping?       Several  pieces  of  furniture  have  also  been  made  for  Lux. 

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EXCHANGES 


ALMOST  every  day  for  the  last  month  or  so  the  exchanges  have  been 
coming  in.  Now  they  are  piled  a  foot  high  on  my  table,  so  I  must 
take  the  pleasure  of  reading  them,  and  passing  them  on  for  others  to 
enjoy.     But  someone  beat  me  to  them. 

I  had  gone  to  the  corner  store  for  a  moment  or  so  and  when  I  returned 
there,  in  the  midst  of  my  exchanges,  was  Jack,  dead  to  all  the  outside>  world 
— aJive  to  only  my  exchanges.  Peering  over  his  shoulder  I  saw  that  it  was 
"Jeff,"  a  prize  story  in  the  "Tokay."  from  Lodi  High  School,  in  Lodi,  Calif., 
which  absorbed  his  attention.  The  literary  department  is  certainly  fine  and 
this  is  one  of  the  best  annuals  we  had  received. 

"Say,  Jack,"  I  said,  "while  you  are  reading  that,  exchange,  you  better 
read  the  whole  bunch  and  give  me  your  opinion  on  them!" 

"I  don't  know  as  I  can,"  Jack  said,  doubtfully,  "because  I  promised 
Mac  that  I'd  take  a  spin  down  the  road  with  him.  Aw,  shucks,  I  should 
worry  !  Mac  can  go  by  himself.  I  'd  rather  read  these  anyhow.  Come  on;  let 's 
pitch  in."  i 

Here's  the  "Potter  Shield,"  December  number,  published  by  the  stu- 
dents of  the  Potter  School,  here  in  San  Francisco.  Say,  could  you  ask  for  a 
classier  cover?  Well,  I  guess  not,  and  look  at  the  quality,  too.  This  whole 
paper  has  an  air  of  dignity  and  good  taste.    But  the  jokes  take  my  eye." 

"Well,  what's  next?"  after  ten  minutes  time  spent  on  the  "Potter 
Shield"  jokes. 

"This  book  looks  interesting,  doesn't  it?"  I  said,  taking  up  the  "Black 
and  Gold"  from  the  McKinley  School  in  Honolulu. 

"That's  a  good  idea  having  the  colors  on  the  cover  correspond  to  the 
title.  Here  is  another  point  that  strikes  me.  The  book  is  small,  but  the 
staff  has  been  careful  to  select  the  best  for  its  size.  Short  and  sweet,  that's 
the  idea,"  laughed  Jack,  while  turning  to  the  "Spectrum"  from  Jefferson 
High  School  in  Portland,  Oregon. 

"This  little  book  just  radiates  cheer  from  one  cover  to  the  other.  Its 
literary  department  is  one  of  the  best  so  far,  I  think.    Don't  you?" 

I  heartily  agreed  with  him  and  then  turned  to  the  "Nugget"  from  Lead, 
S.  Dak.  A  few  more  pictures  would  help  to  great  advantage,  but  your  novel 
way  of  handling  the  Exchange  department  quite  makes  up  for  any  deficiency 
in  your  handsome  paper. 

"Let's  look  as  some  of  the  San  Francisco  papers.  Here  is  the  'Cogswell,' 
for  instance.  They  can  be  proud  of  their  paper  all  right.  I  think  they  would 
improve  it  though,  if  they  had  a  few  more  cuts.  Here  also  is  the  Humboldt 
'Spirit.'  They  seem  to  have  no  trouble  in  making  their  material  agree  with 
their  name.  The  'Spirit'  also  succeeds  in  letting  outsiders  know  what  is  going 
on  at  Humboldt." 

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THE     L.  W.  L.     LIFE 

It  is  a  weekly  paper,  and  is  edited  by  Miss  Margaret  Kemp.  It  seerns  to 
be  in  great  demand  by  the  students. 

Then  Jack  excused  himself  to  spend  an  uninterrupted  half  hour  on  the 
jokes  from  all  the  papers.  They  seem  to  be  his  weak  spot.  Meanwhile  I  took 
up  several  more  of  the  exchanges. 

Prom  the  ' '  Commerce  News ' '  I  learn  that  the  student  offices  for  this  year 
at  Commerce  are  being  taken  care  of  by  the  following :  Andrew  Costello, 
President ;  Margaret  Kemp,  Vice-President ;  Ethel  Goldstein,  Secretary,  and 
Leslie  Parasso,  Treasurer. 

Commerce  has  lost  two  fine  men  through  the  war,  since  one  of  the 
members  of  the  faculty,  Mr.  Ohoer,  joined  the  army  as  a  lieutenant  and  is 
now  in  France,  and  Edward  Gozzett,  a  former  student,  was  killed  when  a 
German  submarine  sank  the  U.  S.  S.  Alceda. 

Basket-ball  seems  to  be  Commerce's  best  sport  and  is  now  taking  up 
most  of  their  time.  They  won  championship  in  the  Junior  division  and  ex- 
pect to  win  at  least  one  more  game  this  term. 

At  Mission  High,  this  year  seems  to  be  one  of  the  most  prosperous  she 
ever  had.  Her  paper,  athletics,  debating,  and  Student  Body  affairs  are  run- 
ning fine. 

Early  in  the  year  Mission  held  her  elections  and  the  officers  elected  for 
this  year  are :  Peter  Mullins,  President ;  Josephine  Kane,  Vice-President ; 
Dickensen,  Treasurer,  and  Joe  McKrew,  noise  extractor. 

The  "Mission,"  the  school  paper,  is  getting  along  nicely,  and  in  fact  the 
staff  expects  this  paper  to  be  the  best  turned  out  by  them. 

Athletics  are  only  fairly  good  this  year,  since  most  of  their  stars  have 
left  school.  Just  a  short  while  ago,  a  track  and  swimming  Interclass  were 
held,  and  both  times  the  Seniors  were  victors.  Basket-ball  is  now  the  main 
sport,  and  Mission  expects  to  have  strong  teams  in  the  field. 

That  completing  my  exchanges  for  the  San  Francisco  papers.  I  turned 
to  three  I  had  from  the  East. 

The  "Keramos"  from  East  Liverpool,  Ohio,  although  very  pleasing  to 
look  through  would  be  greatly  improved  by  the  addition  of  more  pictures 
as  well  as  more  school  notes. 

The  "Carlisle  Arrow  and  Redman,"  from  Carlisle,  Pa.,  continues  to  keep 
up  their  high  standard.  I  wish  all  our  exchanges  were  as  punctual  in  sending 
in  exchanges  as  Carlisle  is. 

The  "Manualite"  from  Pittsburg,  Kansas,  although  one  of  our  best 
exchanges  is  minus  two  good  departments,  the  exchanges  and  some  school 
cuts.  The  enlargement  of  these  two  ideas  would  help  a  good  paper  to  be  a 
better  one. 

Jack,  finding  it  time  to  go,  asked  me  if  he  could  take  "The  Exponent," 
the  Freshman  edition  of  the  San  Mateo  Hi,  the  "Zodiac,"  and  the  last  edition 
of  the  "Blue  and  White,"  home  with  him.  He  seemed  so  anxious  for  the 
pleasure  that  I  gladly  gave  him  permission.  We  are  eagerly  looking 
forward  to  the  pleasure  of  another  such  afternoon  spent  with  our  fellow  high 
schools. 


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"I 


Lux  vs.  Girls'  High— 26-16. 

N  UNION  there  is  strength."     This  is  the  motto  that  the  Lux,  basket- 
ball team  has  lived  up  to.     Because  of  their  swiftness  and  wonderful 
team  work,  they  have  been  able  to  carry  off  the  championship  for 
girls'  basket-ball. 

This  deciding  game  was  played  with  Girls'  High,  January  29th,  on  t!he 
Lux  Court.  That  was  an  exciting  day  for  the  Lux  School,  for  it  is  the  first 
time  in  the  history  of  the  school  that  we  have  competed  for  a  city  cham- 
pionship. 

When  the  two  teams  lined  up,  Lux  looked  a  trifle  small  for  her  oppo- 
nents ;  but  oh,  how  that  team  could  travel  around  that  court. 

After  the  referee  blew  the  whistle  and  the  ball  was  tossed  for  the  tap 
centers,  every  one  was  tense.  Which  way  would  the  ball  go?  Who  would 
score  first? 

A  little  tussle  in  the  center  field  for  just  a  momemt.  Then  the  forwards 
had  the  ball.  It  dropped  into  the  basket — Lux  had  scored.  For  the  next 
few  minutes  you  couljdn't  hear  yourself  think.  Lux  certainly  had  her 
bleachers  full  of  enthusiastic,  "peppy"  rooters. 

Good,  clean  work  on  the  part  of  the  centers  kept  the  ball  moving  toward 
the  Lux  forwards.  Our  opponents  had  a  forward  that  needed  watching. 
With  half  a  chance  at  the  basket  there  was  no  way  of  preventing  a  score. 
Bertha  Niefeldt  (a  guard)  fought  like  a  "Student  at  Arms"  and  kept  her 
foe  "at  bay."  She  spoiled  many  a  beautiful  chance  for  the  opposing  for- 
ward. 

All  the  good  playing  spelled  Victory,  for  Lux  came  out  on  top  with  tlhe 
winning  score  of  26-16. 

Lux  vs.  Palo  Alto— 23-25. 

On  Saturday  morning,  February  9,  Lux  met  the  undefeated  team  from 
Palo  Alto  on  her  own  court.  A  fast,  scrappy  game  resulted  in  a  victory  for 
the  visitors;  the  final  score  being  23-25. 

The  teams  were  evenly  matched,  but  luck  was  not  with  us  this  time. 
This,  and  the  fact  that  perhaps  we  were  a  little  over-confident,  brought  us 
defeat. 

Neither  team  led  by  a  big  margin  at  any  time,  and  the-  closeness  of  the 
final  score  will  attest  the  quality  of  the  game.  Palo  Alto  heartily  agreed 
that  we  gave  them  the  hardest  battle  they  have  had  this  season. 

Lux  Tennis. 

The  tennis  season  this  term  at  Lux  has  taken  a  good  hold  for  the  first 
time  in  the  history  of  the  school. 

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THE     L.  W.  L.     LIFE 

The  Interclass  play  under  Manager  H.  Hopkins  has  resulted  as  follows : 

Erma  Olsen  defeated  Bernice  Kydd  in  the  finals  of  the  Seniors,  by  de- 
fault. 

Dorothy  Hopkins  defeated  Helen  Hopkins — 6-4,  7-9,.  6-3  in  the  final  play 
of  the  Juniors. 

Johana  Gunzburger  met  Louise  Bettin  in  the  Sophomore  finals  and  de- 
feated her,  6-0. 

Alice  McLaughlin  worked  her  way  to  the  finals  of'  the  Freshmen,  along 
with  Jean  McMann.     Miss  McLaughlin  came  out  with  the  score  of  6-0. 

Miss  McLaughlin  met  Miss  D.  Hopkins  and  was  defeated — 9-7,  6-1. 

Miss  Gunzburger  defeated  Miss  Olsen,  6-0,  6-0. 

Miss  D.  Hopkins,  representing  the  Juniors,  and  Miss  Gunzburger,  the 
Sophomores,  will  meet  in  the  finals  as  soon  as  the  weather  permits.  The 
winner  of  this  will  represent  the  first  Lux  singles  team.  The  doubles  team 
will  be  decided  later,  as  we  expect  to  be  in  the  Pacific  Coast  League.  A 
second  team  will  also  be  chosen. 

Lux  is  very  well  represented  in  tennis,  as  the  Misses  Hopkins  and  Miss 
Gunzburger  are  all  prominent  members  of  the  Golden  Gate  Park  Tennis 
Club,  and  have  good  experience  in  tournament  play. 

The  officers  of  the  Lux  Tennis  Club  are  as  follows : 

D.  Hopkins,  President ;  J.  Gunzburger,  Vice-President ;  V.  Thompson, 
Secretary-Treasurer ;   H.   Hopkins,    Manager ;    E.   Grundy,    Sergeant-at-Arms. 

The  girls  certainly  appreciate  the  nice  benches  that  somebody  has  been 
kind  enough  to  donate  to  the  court.  They  help  matters  along  finely.  We 
are  also  very  sure  that  when  our  Lick  supporters  come  up  to  root  for  us, 
they  also  will  like  the  benches. 

We  cordially  invite  everybody  to  come  up  and  have  a  good  time ;  help 
make  the  court  a  lively  place ! 

Just  remember  you  don't  have  to  be  a  second  McLoughlin  o^  Johnston 
or  some  other  "champ"  to  get  a  little  fun  out  of  tennis.  Come  up  and  try 
it  and  find  out  for  yourself! 


And    We   Won! 


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THE     L.  W.  L.     LIFE 

BASKET-BALL. 

The  Basket-ball  season  closed  this  year  with  a  rush,  and  although  the 
Tigers  failed  to  "grab"  a  championship,  the  season  was  very  successful. 
Lick-Wilmerding  entered  three  of  the  peppiest  teams  in  the  League  and 
what  they  lacked  in  team  work  was  made  up  for,  in  fight.  Individually, 
every  Tiger  team  was  as  good  as  their  opponents,  but  the  team  work  was 
sadly  lacking  and  that's  where  their  opponets  figured  strong.  Had  Lick- 
Wilmerding  had  a  coach  the  results  would  have  been  different. 

"Robbie"  Robertson  managed  the  teams  this  year,  and  although  not 
many  practice  games  could  be  arranged,  he  took  care  of  the  League 
games  in  fine  shape. 

The  Unlimited  Team. 

The  Unlimited,  led  by  Capt.  "Duke"  Duckel,  started  out,  very  badly, 
but  ended  up  their  season  with  a  rush. 

Their  first  S.  F.  A.  L.  game  was  played  against  Lowell,  and  after  an 
awful  exhibition  of  basket-ball  Lowell  won  by  the  score  of  28-17.  The  team 
buckled  down  and  next,  came  up  against  Poly's  heavy  weights,  and  were 
again  defeated  by  the  score  of  58-28.  Poly's  team  work  overcame  that  of 
the  Tiger  team.  The  next  game  was  played  on  Washington's  Birthday,  and 
Cogswell  won,  38-26.  The  L.-W.  team  led  at  half  time,  19-16.  Commerce 
forfeited  all  S.  F.  A.  L.  games.# 

The  forward  positions  were  taken  care  of  by  Capt,  "Duke"'  Duckel  and 
"Robbie"  Robertson.  Every  game  was  "featured"  by  their  hard  luck 
shots,  but  the  fight  was  there. 

Bob  Gardner  took  care  of  the  center  position  and  shot  many  baskets, 
but  was  only  fair  on  the  defense,  his  man  shot  many  baskets  also.  "Louie" 
Kemnitzer,  who  subbed  at  center,  was  new  at  the  game,  but  tried  hard  when- 
ever called  upon. 

"Kook"  Forster  and  "Swede"  Mulford  were  the  regular  guards,  and 
what  they  lacked  in  weight  was  made  up  for  in  fight.  "Alex"  Tosi  and 
Walton  were  the  substitute  guards  and  had  the  fight  when  called  upon. 

The  145-pound  Team. 

The  145-pound  team  started  off  by  defeating  Lowell's  145  pounders  by 
the  score  of  20-16.  The  team  then  came  up  against  Sacred  Heart  and  were 
defeated  by  the  score  of  27-23.  It,  was  a  fight  from  beginning  to  end  as  can 
be  judged  by  the  closeness  of  the  game,  but  if  the  game  had  been  played  on  a 
better  court,  the  result  would  have  been  different.  The  team  then  played  St. 
Ignatius  and  lost,  26-10.  Up  until  three  minutes  before  the  final  whistle  blew 
the  score  stood  12-10. 

The   forward   positions   were   in  the   capable   hands   of   Charlie   Collins 
and  "Wop"  Warwick.     Their  spectacular  shots  were  the  features  of  many 
games.     Charlie  Garat  substituted  at  forward   and  played  good  ball  when 
called  upon. 

The  center  position  was  taken  care  of  by  George  Dixon  and  could  not 
have  been  in  better  hands.     Dixon  was  a  good  guard  and  his  shots  were 
always  good. 

The  guards  were  "Red"  Carney,  de  Ferrari,  "Tiny"  Lynn,  Kuhnel  and 

The  guards  were  "Kid"  Lagomarsino  and  "Red"  Price,  and  no 
held  their  own  against  all  teams. 

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THE     L.  W.  L.     LIFE 

The  130-pound  Team. 

Capt.  Johnnie  Garat's  130-pound  team  played  good  ball  through  the 
practice  season  and  continued  to  play  good  ball  in  the  League  games.  Their 
first  game  was  with  Lowell  and,  after  one  of  the  hardest  fought  games  evel* 
seen,  the  Tiger  team  came  out  on  top  of  a  23-20  score.  Owing  ,to  some  mis- 
understanding, the  game  with  Poly  was  called  off  and  will  be  played  later. 
Mission  couldn't  get  a  team  together,  so  they  had  to  forfeit,  but  in  a  prac- 
tice game  L.-W.  won  by  a  large  score. 

The  next  game  was  won  by  Sacred  Heart  by  the  score  of  58-16.  The 
team  work  of  the  winners  again  won  for  them. 

Capt.  "Johnnie"  Garat  and  "Hazel"  Dyson  took  charge  of  the  for- 
ward positions,  and  as  before  many  games  were  "featured"  by  their  hard 
luck  shots.  Both  players  were  scrappy  and  knew  the  game.  Junker  sub- 
stituted at  forward  and  played  a  good  game  when  called  upon. 

"Max"  Tuttich  tried  hard  and  played  a  good  game  at  center.  "Fat" 
Sanden  was  the  "sub"  at  center  and  played  good  ball  when  given  the 
chance. 

The  guards  were  "Kid"  Lagomarsino  and  "Red"  Price,  and  no 
scrappier  guards  could  be  found  in  the  League  than  these.  The  opposing 
forwards  had  a  hard  time  in  getting  free  from  these  guards. 


BASKET-BALL  INTERCLASS. 

The  Senior  unlimited  team  had  little  difficulty  in  winning  the  cham- 
pionship. The  Juniors  were  defeated  by  the  score  of  44-12,  and  then  the 
Sophomores  fell  victims  to  a  64-3  beating.  The  winning  team  was  com- 
posed of  Duckel,  Robertson,  forwards ;  Kemnitzer,  center ;  Maillot,  Mulford 
and  Walton,  guards. 

The  145-pound  Interclass  championship  was  taken  care  of  by  the  Senior 
class.    They  defeated  the  Sophomores  in  a  hard  fought  game,  which  required 
five  minutes  over  time,  by  the    score    of    21-20.     Then    they    defeated  the 
Juniors  by  the  score  of  40-10.'     The  team  was  composed  of  Collins,  C.  Garat, 
Nauman,  Rolph,  Thompson,  Johnston  and  Carney. 

The  Senior  class  kept  up  the  winning  streak  and  won  the  130-pound 
Interclass.  The  Juniors  were  defeated  by  the  score  of  38-12,  and  the  Sopho- 
mores beaten  in  a  hard  fought  game  by  the  score  of  20-14.  The  winning 
team  was  made  up  of  J.  Garat,  Hoenig,  Sanden.  Cleveland,  Lagomarsino  and 
Glover. 


'..'.--■■■  .v-.i  ;•/■■, 


Babies  Must  Play. 

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THE     L.  W.  L.     L  I  F  E 

BASEBALL. 

Baseball  season  has  started  with  as  much  pep  and  enthusiasm  as  usual. 

"Ad"  Carley,  the  remarkable  pitcher  of  four  seasons,  will  captain  the 
team.  So  far  this  season  his  arm  is  rounding  into  fine  shape,  and  he  has 
more  "stuff"  than  ever.  Ad  is  also  a  rustler,  so  fellows  get  behind  your 
peppy  little  captain  and  we'll  have  some  ball  team. 

Besides  Carley,  there  are  a  few  other  veterans  who  are  back  in  the 
game.  The  Garat  brothers  are  out  for  another  season,  and  with  Johnnie 
tearing  around  short  and  Charlie  behind  the  bat,  it  looks  as  if  these  two 
positions  will  be  taken  care  of  in  great  style.  Both  Garat  boys  can  "tap 
'em,"  also.  Earl  Brown  is  again  out  in  center,  and  he  sure  has  the  old  eye 
back. 

New  material  is  also  plentiful,  and  these  veterans  will  have  to  bat  and 
field  a  "thousand"  in  order  to  pull  down  their  positions. 

Mr.  Wynne  is  coaching  the  team,  and  although  he  doesn't  say  much 
about  their  prospects,  he  wears  a  big  smile — the  same  smile  he  had  during 
football  season.  So  we  surmise  it  means  big  things.  Get  behind  him  now 
as  you  did  in  football  and  watch  his  ball  team  go. 

Manager  Ellsworth  Maillot  is  working  hard  and  has  most  of  his  dates 
filled.  He  has  arranged  games  with  the  best  teams  around  the  bay  region, 
and  also  the  best  country  teams  to  be  found. 

The  team  has  played  four  practice  games,  out  of  which  they  won  two 
and  tied  one.  Pitcher  Carley  struck  out  twenty-nine  men  in  two  games,  so 
you  see  he  is  in  for  the  big  game. 


THE  SWIMMING  INTERCLASS. 


Another  Interclasshas  come — and  gone  to  the  '20  class,  as  usual.  This 
time,  however,  they  encountered  more  opposition  than  they  had  banked  on. 
The  '19  class,  under  "20-point"  Mitchell,  who  is  the  L.-W.  Captain,  lost 
out  to  them  by  only  one  point.  The  final  results  were  as  follows :  20-40 ; 
19-39;  18-19;  21-1. 

The  Interclass  was  held  at  the  Olympic  Club  on  the  eighth  of  February. 
As  usual,  it  was  a  great  success  and  material  for  the  big  team  was  uncov- 
ered.    Following  are  the  events  and  results : 

1—50  Unlimited.     1,  Mitchell,   '19 ;  2,  Bermingham,    '20;  3,  Young,   '20. 

2—50,  130-lbs.    1,  F.  Hilmer,  '19;  2,    H.  Brown,  '19;  3,  La  Haye,  '19. 

3—100  Breast.     1,  Nauman,   '18;  2,  Holtz,   '18;  3,  Kemnitzer,   '18. 

4—220.     1,  Tait,  '20;  2,  P.  Young,  '20;  3,  Holtz,   '18. 

5—50  Back.     1,  Mitchell,  '19 ;  2,  Patterson,  '20  •  3,  P.  Young,  '20. 

6—100.     1,  Mitchell,  '19;  2,  Warwick,  '20;  3,  F.  Hilmer,  '19. 

7— 150-yd.,  130  lbs.    1,  E.  Brown,  '18;  2,  H.  Brown,  '19;  3,  M.  Hilmer,  '20. 

8— Plunge.     1,  Mitchell,  '19;  2,  Schubert,  '19;  3,  Tait,   '20. 

9—440.     1,  Tait,   '20;  2,  Holtz,   '18;  3,  P.  Young,   '20. 

10— Fancy  Diving.  1,  Patterson,  '20;  2,  de  Ferrari,  '20;  3,  Warwick,  '20 

11— Relay  (4  men).    1,  '20;  2,  '19;  3,  '18. 

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SWIMMING  PROSPECTS. 

From  the  Swimming  Interclass,  the  manager  and  Captain  were  able  to 
pick  the  first  team  which  will  represent  us  in  the  League  meets.  There  are, 
however,  two  places  to  be  decided,  so  the  names  cannot  be  given  out  just 
now.  Tait  and  Captain  Mitchell  are,  however,  the  two  around  whom  the 
team  will  be  built. 

A  few  meets  have  been-  scheduled,  among  which  are  those  with  Stan 
ford  'Varsity,  Berkeley  Hi,  and  Lowell.  Saturday,  February  16th,  a 
team  of  ten  men  will  "motor"  down  to  Stanford  to  swim  the  'Varsity. 
It's  quite  a  husky  team  to  start  in  on,  but  the  team  needs  practice.  The 
other  meets  will  follow  in  quick  succession,  the  climax  being  the  S.  F.  A.  L. 
in  April,  and  the  C.  I.  F.  on  May  -4th.     Let's  all  get,  behind  'em! 


TRACK. 

Track  has  not  been  supported  in  the  past  few  months  as  well  as  it 
should  have  been.  This  year  there  are  a  few  veteran  track  men,  and  it  wild 
only  be  through  very  good  support  and  conscientious  training  on  the  part 
of  every  one  that  the  track  team  will  come  through  with  a  victory. 

The  Interclass  track  meets  will  be  held  on  March  6th  and  April  10th. 
Mar,ch  6th  is  the  date  of  the  unlimited  and  April  10th  is  the  date  of  the 
weight  division  Interclass. 

Although  there  are  practically  no  real  track  stars  in  school,  there  are 
a  number  of  good  men  who  will,  without  a  doubt,  develop  into  stars  this 
season  with  the  aid  of  some  good  training.  There  seems  to  be  a  growing  in- 
terest in  track,  and  it  is  up  to  every  one  to  get  out  and  support  the  track 
team  so  that  the  L.-W.  track  team  can  bring  a  victory  to  the  school. 


Tli at  Game. 


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Heard  in  Algebra. 

Mr.  Wynne — Did  anyone  get  the  problem? 
Mathis,  Holtz,  Ehrer  (front  of  the  room) — I  did. 
Ayers  (from  the  back  of  the  room) — Good  team  work. 


Scene  :     Sutter  and  Fillmore. 

Time :     Sunny  afternoon. 

V.  Stoltz— Shall  we  take  1  or  2? 

D.  Bucher — I  think  we  better  take  one;  we  might  not  be  able  to  manage 


two. 


"Hank"  Schubert — How  does  our  government  cut  down  revenue? 
Meyer — You  poor  piece  of  limburger — what  do   you  think  we  have   a 
revenue  cutter  for? 


DID  YOU  KNOW  THAT:— 


"Lucky"  Meyer  has  a  "dame"  and  that  said  "dame"  doesn't  go  to 
Lux? 

The  biggest  nut  in  the  whole  world  is  a  student  of  L-W,  and  that  his 
name  is  Greenberg? 

Earle  Brown  is  the  champion  wrestler  of  our  "lil"  school,  and  that  he's 
ready  for  all  comers? 

Miss  Rubke  thinks  a  lot  (?)  of  the  'Senior  English  Class? 

We  have  a  fellow  in  our  school  whose  name  is  Kaiser,  but  who  is  no 
relation  to  William  H.? 

Ayres  likes  the  Lux  Sophs  better  than  the  Lux  Seniors? 

Carney,  Lynn,  and  Tosi  are  not  as  bashful  as  they  used  to  be? 


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THE     L.  W.  L.     LIFE 


THE  EVOLUTION! 
OF  A  .DOLLAR! 

A  TRue  STORY  OF  SCHOOL  Lift 

"JOHNV  EftSYSPENT GETS 
AT>Oi.LAR   FKOfA  HIS, 
FftTNCR  POP.  SPENDING 
MONEY  FOR  A    WEU, 
A"?  SCHOOU!  TA-Tfr, 


CLASS  DUES 


-._.■  you  owe  mc 

,IOt)  FOUR  CAR  TICKETS 


I  hello:  I         I  WONDER  IF  THEY /^^ 


HERE  PAL YOU TAKE 
j  THEREVT  OF  THIS 

•    pA     DOLLAR.  IT  NEWER 
r,  i     fc»DlOW»NNft  SHAY 

"""I  MC. 


6.T.5  itmi»  vouki-  ftoitc  with  wc.fSJl  i 


Suspense!  ! 

He — An,  please  just  this  once. 
She — Oh,  no.     Suppose  someone  should  see  us. 
He — Don't  worry,  no  one  will.     Come  on,  please? 
She — No.     You  know  what  mother  would  do  if  she  caught  us. 
He — But  she  need  never  know. 

She — All  right,  just  this  once  will  I  go  to  the  show  on  a  Sunday  with 
anyone.    Don't  ever  ask  me  again. 


Hacke — Say,  you  should  be  ashamed  of  yourself. 

Paul— Why? 

Hacke — To  show  such  a  face  on  this  beautiful  day. 


Jaenicke — How  are  you  going  to  be  dressed  at  the  barn  dance? 

Maillot, — As  a  hobo. 

Jaenicke — Aw,  I  thought  you  were  going  to  disguise. 


Miss  Rubke — Why  was  it  easy  for  them  to  elope? 
Gilbert — Because  they  were  under  the  influence  of  liquor. 


Miss  Rubke  (speaking  of  rythm  in  poetry) — It  is  the  custom  to  have 
two  rapid  stanzas  and  one  slow  one.  For  the  same  reason  that  they  have 
two  one-steps  and  one  waltz  at  the  dances.     Why  is  this? 

Rolph — So  you  can  sit  out  the  waltz. 

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THE     L.  W.  L.     LIFE 


You  LCARN  how  the"  FtfiSr 

Home  fun    was    made* 


x*^^WA^^^£i&s,§f\  y.'  *s^ 


THE   POETS'    CORNER. 

There  was  a  young  man  named  Charley  Sohl, 

Who  in  a  midnight  dance  played  an  important  role, 

He  took  his  two  cousins  out  for  a  time, 

And  made  them  walk  home,   'cause  jits  were  a  dime, 

All  through  the  dance  he  sat  'round  and  looked  queer, 
But  he  had  the  last  dance  and  bought  a  "ROOT  BEER." 


Paternal  Influence. 

There  was  a  downy  chicken 

Of  incubator  birth, 
Which  grew  to  happy  henhood 

And  scratched  the  wormy   earth. 

She  did  her  work  of  laying ; 

And  one  fine  summer  day 
Her  owner  had  her  setting. 

On  eggs  cf  her  own  lay. 

And  when  she  finished  hatching, 

She  found  she  had  a  lot 
Of  little  incubators 

Which  startled  her  somewhat. 


"Cast  your  bread  upon  the  water," 

That  is  what  the  preacher  said. 
"Stop!"  Cried  Hoover,  the  Food  Board's  head. 
"Don't  do  that;  it's  a  waste  of  bread." 


My  Valentine  at  Midnight. 

The  night  was  growing  old, 

As  she  trudged  through  snow  and  sleet; 

Her  nose  was  long  and  cold, 

And  her  shoes  were  full  of  feet. 

Whom  do  you  think  this  could  be? 
So  sloppy  and  sublime, 
It  was  my  tootsie  wootsie, 
My  darling  Valentine. 
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